A cross is a very typical feature on summits in the Slovenian Alps.1027 views
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I took a break at the Kamnik Saddle at 1,876 meters above sea level. Here I was looking at my final destination, Mount Brana.885 views
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I spent over two hours at the summit in only a T-shirt (well, and pants, obviously)! It was really warm for the end of October.722 views
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As the trail climbed up Brana's north face, I enjoyed the view over the vast saddle and Mount Planjava.599 views
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A flock of birds got scared of the car.549 views
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Jackdaws soaring over the mountains and valleys.387 views
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Twenty minutes into the hike I emerged from the foggy valley, climbing the forested slope up to the Kamnik Saddle.380 views
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A mountain runner passed by me as I was taking pictures.377 views
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Jackdaws, however, weren't the only creatures with wings on Brana that day. There were a couple of paragliders ready to take off.374 views
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Stairway.368 views
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In a matter of seconds he was sailing away.365 views
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Looking up to where I had just been half an hour before.362 views
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The larches were still vivid color.357 views
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Here it's clear that while one side of the saddle is sunny and grassy and welcoming, the other one is wild, dark and steeeeeep. If you fall, it's only one kilometer down the slope before you reach the valley below.353 views
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I soon came upon the first steel ropes. Yes, it was steep. :)352 views
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Another slope with electric wires.352 views
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Then the other one followed.351 views
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Color red.351 views
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The trail to the top of Brana is marked as "demanding". Well, it does involve some quite steep sections, but it's not too bad as long as you're not afraid of heights.350 views
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I waited for a train, but none came.349 views
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Another tree, another blaze ... it was a great hike!349 views
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Sun, clouds, mist and blue skies.345 views
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... to their landing spot in the Kamniška Bistrica Valley.345 views
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A larch twig.345 views
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This is a blaze, a sign used in the mountains to mark trails.343 views
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Threesome.343 views
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An early start paid off. I reached the first clearing just in time for the first sun rays.342 views
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... before I reached a clearing where sunrays were trying to get through the fog. The light was magical. These photos are hardly post-processed at all - the colors were really like this.342 views
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A play of light and shadow.341 views
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Before I left the top, I had another view of the Logarska Valley, which was then bathing in the sun.337 views
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The weather down in the valley was "sunny", but from above it looked as fog.335 views
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It was difficult to descend quickly as the trail was covered in leaves and I couldn't see what was beneath.335 views
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I was in a hurry to get back to the clearing, which was still full of color, but this time the light was coming from another angle.334 views
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The slopes of the adjacent mountains look extremely unwelcoming to a mountaineer, but they offer enough space for larches.333 views
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The last look toward the saddle before I plunged into the forest.333 views
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Back at the Kamnik Saddle I spotted a pole with a wooden Slovenian flag.331 views
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The last look to the south before I continued with my hike...330 views
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They carefully set up their paraglides and waited for the right wind.329 views
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Getting closer.329 views
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What I came for - chestnuts.328 views
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More trees.328 views
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And he was in the air too.327 views
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On a steep slope first sunrays greeted me.327 views
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The first one ran down the hill and took off.326 views
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The last hour from the clearing to the saddle offered great views.323 views
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After a good half hour I was at the top. Yippie! There is Logarska Valley in the background.323 views
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It was surprising that despite many brown leaves on the forest floor the trees weren't bare yet.322 views
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A hill with a chapel.322 views
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... toward the Kamnik Saddle.321 views
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It's amazing how quick they appear to be in the air.320 views
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Larches in all their glory.319 views
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Larches in backlight.319 views
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It was getting better and better.318 views
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Half green, half yellow.318 views
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A view of a forested valley.317 views
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Looking up provided great photo ops.316 views
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A chapel on top of a hill.316 views
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A lonely tree.315 views
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I just couldn't get enough of the view.314 views
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Looking toward the slope where I would soon be climbing.312 views
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The church perched on a hill.312 views
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Looking up towards the blue sky.311 views
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Another colorful slope.310 views
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A tractor on its way to the fields.310 views
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This is the altitude where the pine grows.309 views
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I couldn't take my eyes off those larch trees.309 views
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To the north-west, mountains Skuta and Rinke loomed over deep valleys.309 views
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I just couldn't stop looking up! It made me quite dizzy.308 views
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Golden fern leaves.308 views
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The wind took them to the south...307 views
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Two leaves ready to fall off.305 views
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A trail through the pines and over the scree.305 views
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Grass in backlight.305 views
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The view from the saddle to the south...304 views
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... and to the north, towards Logarska Valley and the hut at Okrešelj.304 views
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On my way to Idrija, the slopes were in full fall colors.303 views
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Upon return to the valley, I took some photos of the railway tracks in the setting sun.302 views
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I ascended from the town of Žiri up a road through a forest. This was before sunrise.302 views
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Great colors anywhere I looked.301 views
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Close-up of the leaf.301 views
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An old tree trunk lying on the forest floor.300 views
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When the sun beat the fog, I continued my way across a meadow.300 views
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A small water hole offered great reflections.299 views
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Golden fern leaves 2.298 views
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Looking up.297 views
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In the forest, paths were covered in leaves.296 views
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Patterns of the fields.296 views
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The road leads up to the top of a hill which is a popular place to pick chestnuts.295 views
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A path leading to the larches.292 views
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There was another stretch of woods in front of me...292 views
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Steps leading to a church in Idrija.291 views
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There was even some mist near the mountain tops.290 views
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Trees, meadows and a tractor.290 views
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This is also a starting point for a few mountain hikes.289 views
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Play of light and shadow.289 views
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The colors shone brightly.287 views
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The view form the top over the Sava river valley.285 views
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Another patch of grass in the water hole.284 views
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A tree stump.284 views
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Green leaves turning red.284 views
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The light was changing as the clouds traveled across the sky.283 views
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Different trees - different colors.282 views
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I still wasn't at the top of the hill.276 views
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Colorful slopes.275 views
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Larches and firs.274 views
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Trees turning yellow.272 views
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The slope full of larch trees.270 views
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An old drinking trough.269 views
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The clouds made it quite interesting.268 views
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It was getting more and more dramatic.268 views
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Grass in the water.267 views
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The larch and the moon.265 views
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Beech leaves.261 views
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The sun was getting higher.260 views
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Waiting for the sunrise259 views
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Looking up.258 views
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Larch twig.258 views
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Looking toward the north - the Raduha mountain.255 views
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Clouds bathing in the sun.254 views
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Every way I looked, there was a magnificent sight in front of my eyes.254 views
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Red fir twig.254 views
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Reflections.252 views
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Daisy251 views
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A plant covered in larch needles.251 views
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When the first sunrays hit the slope full of larches, I forgot to breathe for a moment.250 views
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A leaf and dew drops.248 views
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In the forest.243 views
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A shepherd's hut.236 views
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The last view before heading out.234 views
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